Draft-rigging.



DRAFT RIGGING.

r A. H. wasmu.

APPLICATION FILED OCT- Z5| 1916.

ARTHUR H. WESTON, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.,

ASSIGNOR TO THE '1. H. SYMINGTON COM- PANY, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF MAINE.

DRAF T-RIGGING.

specification of Letters Patent.

Patented 'July 31 l 917.

Application filed October 25, 1916. Serial No. 127,685.

T 0 all? whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Alrrl-nm I-I. Wns'roN, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Draft-Rig-- ging; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The invention relates to the art of railway draft rigging for railway cars, and more partici'llarly to the means forming the connection between the coupler and yoke.

To this end the main feature of my in vention, broadly stated, comprises a head. composed of a plurality of parts, which head is adapted to be securely connected to the yoke, without the use of rivets or other like fastening means, and which is also adapted to be connected to the coupler by means of the coupler key. There are other features of the' invention, as will more fully appear from the detailed description of the embodiment which has been chosen for the purpose of illustration, when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing wherein,

Figure 1 is a top plan view of thetinverr tion, showing the head connected to the yoke.

Fig. 2 is-a longitudinal vertical sectionof Fig. 1, taken on the line 2-2 thereof. I F g- 3 mtieat'seetionjoi i.

taken on the line .3 3 thereof, and

""Fig. 4. is a perspective. view showing one of the parts of the head.

"Throughout the specification and drawing like parts are designated alike.

head. which Clhe'numeral 1 designates the preferably comprises two counterpart mem bers 2, and since these members are. counterparts it willfonly be necessary to describe one of them. The member 2 may be forged or cast into the desired shape, and comprises a plate or web 3 in which is located the coupler key receiving slot or opening 4t. A reinforcing head or rib 5 is preferably formed upon the outer face of the web 3 and extends around the outer end of the slot or opening 4. Flanges 6- are provided on the .web 3, said flanges extending inwardly from the plane of the web on opposite sides of the slot 4. The said flanges being preferably of varying thickness, the greatest depth being adjacent the forward end 7,- each flange tapering rcarwardly therefrom as shown. These flanges are provided with lugs or pro jections 8, the purpose of which will be hereinafter described.

The yoke S) is of the vertical type and is provided adjacent the open end with portions 10 which may be formed by bending the forward ends of the arms of the yoke rearvvardlv upon themselves. Each portion 10 is provided with a slot or owning 11.

The manner of assembling the device is as follows: The members 2 of the head 1 are placed opposite each other, and the head 7 is then moved forwardly along the arms of the yoke until the portions 7 of the head. are in contact with the portions 12 of the yoke arms, the lugs 8 being received within the slots 11. When the head is in place the 7 5 portions 10 of the yoke arms, may, and preferably are forced into contact with'the adjacent faces of the flanges 6 to hold the head from sliding rearwardly on the yokd.

The many advantages of the device will, it is believed he clearly seen from the foregoing description. It may not, however,-be out of place to can particular attention to stnne ofthese advantages. The two-parthead is composed. of two counterpart mem hers, which practically comprise plates having a plurality of bonds therein, this construction rendering the manufacture of the parts of the head exceedingly simple and inexpensive. The form of connection between so the parts of the head and the yoke while possessing great. strength permits of the ready removal and insertion of the parts of the head which is, of course, of great practical importance in the making ofrepairs, and the method of connection is such that all. liability of the spreading of the yoke, which has heretofore been one of great disadvantages, is entirely eliminated.

Having now described my invention, al- '100 thou h it is to be understood that theterms used are to be understood in their dcscrip tive and not in their limiting sense, what I claim. and desire to secure by Letters Patcut is: 1. In combination. with a vertical yoke having the forward ends of the arms therco ii extending reai'vardly. of a head formed of integral therewith engaging the head to connect the parts of the head, said head at the free ends thereof tending portions, of 2!, try vided with lateral t poi'ti being adapted exten oke arms-and 1 'ihfi 4, with a yoke provided V i flrereof with rearwardly ex said portions being spaced from oke arms, of a two-part head pro rifled with inwardly extending members, said members being adapted to be received between the yoke arms and the rea rwardly extending portions thereof, and means formed on said members and engaging the said yoke to prevent the lateral separation (of the parts of the said head.

4:,- In combinetion with a yipke, of a twopert head, projections on the arms of the videfrl with bif- 1 "badger-t.

rrtions of the 1 movement serving as means for operatively connecting said yoke the coupler to the said yoke. earwardly ex- 2. In combination with a yoke p ggage the head to prevent the lateral tion of the parts thereof. "5. In combinationwith a 'vertieal yoke, 21-

' two-part head, the yoke having a: pairof rearwardly extending slotted arms, and lugs-on the'parts" of'the said head, said lugs being edaptedfito-fbe received Within the said. slots to prevent the lateral separation of the partsof the head.

6. The combination with a yoke, a two part heedv therefor, the said yoke being adapted. to er'igage the parts of the said head to maintain the same egamst movement with respect to the said yoke, the parts of the head beinh adapted to interlock with the said yoke to thereby prevent their la eral separation. Q In testimony whereof I efiix my signature.

ARTHUR H. WESTON, 

